and they burn to Yahweh every morning and every evening burnt offerings and sweet incense. They also set the show bread in order on the pure table; and the lamp stand of gold with its lamps, to burn every evening; for we keep the instruction of Yahweh our God, but you have forsaken him.
Parallel translations
- KJV And they burn unto the LORD every morning and every evening burnt sacrifices and sweet incense: the shewbread also set they in order upon the pure table; and the candlestick of gold with the lamps thereof, to burn every evening: for we keep the charge of the LORD our God; but ye have forsaken him.
- BSB Every morning and every evening they present burnt offerings and fragrant incense to the LORD. They set out the rows of showbread on the ceremonially clean table, and every evening they light the lamps of the gold lampstand. We are carrying out the requirements of the LORD our God, while you have forsaken Him.
- NKJV And they burn to the Lord every morning and every evening burnt sacrifices and sweet incense; they also set the showbread in order on the pure gold table, and the lampstand of gold with its lamps to burn every evening; for we keep the command of the Lord our God, but you have forsaken Him.
- NASB Every morning and evening they burn to the Lord burnt offerings and fragrant incense, and the showbread is set on the clean table, and the golden lampstand with its lamps is ready to light every evening; for we perform our duty to the Lord our God, but you have abandoned Him.
- NLT They present burnt offerings and fragrant incense to the Lord every morning and evening. They place the Bread of the Presence on the holy table, and they light the gold lampstand every evening. We are following the instructions of the Lord our God, but you have abandoned him.
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Quick answer
Judah's priests maintain the daily offerings, incense, showbread, and lampstand, keeping God's instructions, while Israel has forsaken him. Faithful, ordered worship distinguishes Judah.
Overview
Abijah details Judah's continued obedience in the temple's daily ministry, the offerings, incense, showbread, and golden lampstand prescribed in the law. This faithful worship stands in sharp contrast to the north's abandonment of the LORD. These very temple elements, the bread, light, and offering, find their fulfillment in Christ, the bread of life, light of the world, and once-for-all sacrifice.
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- 2 Chr 2:4Behold, I am about to build a house for the name of Yahweh my God, to dedicate it to him, to burn before him incense of sweet spices, for the continual show bread, and for the burnt offerings morning and evening, on the Sabbaths, on the new moons, and on the set feasts of Yahweh our God. This is an ordinance forever to Israel.
- Lev 24:2–9“Command the children of Israel, that they bring to you pure olive oil beaten for the light, to cause a lamp to burn continually.
- Exod 27:20–21“You shall command the children of Israel, that they bring to you pure olive oil beaten for the light, to cause a lamp to burn continually.
- Exod 29:38“Now this is that which you shall offer on the altar: two lambs a year old day by day continually.
- Exod 25:30–39You shall set bread of the presence on the table before me always.
- Ezek 44:15But the priests the Levites, the sons of Zadok, who performed the duty of my sanctuary when the children of Israel went astray from me, they shall come near to me to minister to me; and they shall stand before me to offer to me the fat and the blood, says the Lord Yahweh:
- Lev 2:1–3“‘When anyone offers an offering of a meal offering to Yahweh, his offering shall be of fine flour. He shall pour oil on it, and put frankincense on it.
- Num 16:6Do this: take censers, Korah, and all his company;
- Exod 30:1–10“You shall make an altar to burn incense on. You shall make it of acacia wood.
- Ezek 44:8You have not performed the duty of my holy things; but you have set performers of my duty in my sanctuary for yourselves.
- Num 16:46Moses said to Aaron, “Take your censer, and put fire from off the altar in it, and lay incense on it, and carry it quickly to the congregation, and make atonement for them; for wrath has gone out from Yahweh! The plague has begun.”
- Gen 26:5because Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my requirements, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.”
- Num 9:19When the cloud stayed on the tabernacle many days, then the children of Israel kept Yahweh’s command, and didn’t travel.
- Rev 8:3–4Another angel came and stood over the altar, having a golden censer. Much incense was given to him, that he should add it to the prayers of all the saints on the golden altar which was before the throne.
- Ezek 48:11It shall be for the priests who are sanctified of the sons of Zadok, who have kept my instruction, who didn’t go astray when the children of Israel went astray, as the Levites went astray.
- Luke 1:9according to the custom of the priest’s office, his lot was to enter into the temple of the Lord and burn incense.
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